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Fellows Medalists

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The Academy is governed by a distinguished group of eminent scientists who have been appointed Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences in recognition of their notable contributions to one or more of the natural sciences. Nominated by their colleagues and appointed by the Board of Trustees, the Fellows remain members of the Fellowship for life.

The Academy’s highest honor is that of the Fellows Medal. Since 1964 the medal has been awarded to especially prominent scientists who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to their specific field(s) of science. Note, no medal was awarded in 1972.

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1964 — Ira L. Wiggins

1965 — Laurence M. Klauber

1966 — Carl L. Hubbs

1967 — G Dallas Hanna

1968 — Tracy Storer

1969 — Robert C. Miller

1970 — A. Starker Leopold

1971 — George S. Myers

1973 — E. Gorten Linsley

Robert T. Orr

1974 — Howell Williams

1975 — Frits Went

1976 — Allan Cox

1977 — Kenneth Norris

1978 — George A. Bartholomew

1979 — A. Myra Keen

1980 — George E. Lindsay

1981 — Daniel I. Axelrod

1982 — G. Ledyard Stebbins

1983 — William Hiesey

David D. Keck

1984 — David Perlman

1985 — Lincoln Constance

1986 — John T. Howell

1987 — J. Desmond Clark

1988 — Peter H. Raven

1989 — Bruce A. Bolt

1990 — F. Clark Howell

1991 — Robert C. Stebbins

1992 — Joel W. Hedgpeth

1993 — Jerold Lowenstein

1994 — Edward Ross

1995 — Garniss H. Curtis

1996 — Sherwin Carlquist

1997 — Frank Pitelka

1998 — Harry Thiers

1999 — Alan Leviton

2000 — James Kelley

Jose Sarukhan

2001 — Robert I. Bowman

2002 — John E. McCosker

2003 — Paul R. Ehrlich

2004 — Evert I. Schlinger

2005 — William N. Eschmeyer

2006 — Jean H. Langenheim

2007 — William A. Clemens

2008 — Terrence M. Gosliner

2009 — Michael T. Ghiselin

Eugenie C. Scott

2010 — Marvalee H. Wake

2011 — John S. Pearse

2012 — David B. Wake

2013 — James T. Carlton

2014 — Geoffrey W. Marcy

2015 — Donald C. Johanson

​2016 — Sandra M. Faber

2017 — Geerat Vermeij

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